Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1071

"Well..."

Gilbert locked eyes with her, his gaze sparkling with warmth.

"If we get married, I become her dad naturally. We can explain the past to her when she's older."

Is that really the way?

Sherilyn fell silent for a moment.

Objectively speaking, it was a sound idea.

Jenna was still young, too young to need explanations. If they got married, over time, she would naturally accept Gilbert as her father. As she grew up, she might even forget that her father had been absent for the first few years of her life... It would minimize any hurt to her.

But marriage?

She hadn't really considered it.

Even though they were already in such a relationship.

"Sherilyn."

Seeing her hesitation, Gilbert squeezed her hand gently, his eyes earnest. "Would you? Would you marry me?"

Sherilyn furrowed her brows, caught in indecision.

"No rush."

and chuckled softly, shaking his head. "You don't have to answer right away. Take your time, think it over,

hasty today. Such an important thing as marriage deserved proper preparation, a formal proposal that he

at it, curious, but

Sherilyn volunteered.

good news," Gilbert remarked, nodding. "It's been dragging

asked, "How does she

Relationships were personal matters, and no matter how close you were

White and Eddy

the blinding afternoon sun. Across the street,

she

or

Francis stepped out, waving a hand

frowned. What

to her, forcing

I'll be

respond when she noticed Eddy clutching his

the first time how pale he looked, like he was

nothing..." Eddy replied, trying

believe him. "Is it

then nodded.

"I thought so."

he had stomach issues. His lifestyle of smoking and drinking had taken its

meds with you?"